2 Points

Palpable tension between Burma-Bangladesh on border (www.mizzima.com)

Despite the withdrawal of warships from the disputed waters in the Bay of Bengal, both Burma and Bangladesh have beefed up security along its land border, as talks between the two countries to ease... More

Tags: burma,bangladesh,army

Submitted 17 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Talks over Bay of Bengal gas row (news.bbc.co.uk)

A three-member Bangladeshi team is in Burma to hold talks on a territorial dispute between the two nations in the Bay of Bengal.

Tags: burma,gas,energy,bangladesh,sanctions

Submitted 26 days ago by backhandpath | 0 Comments |

2 Points

Burma's Muslim Rohingya Minority Dwell at the "Brink of Extermination" (www.thecuttingedgenews.com)

It is not often you meet someone who tells you that he is from “a people at the brink of extermination.” But the testimonies from refugees in a remote corner of southern Bangladesh, on the border... More

Tags: bangladesh,rohingya people,muslim minority,arakan state,refugee camp

Submitted about 1 month ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

2 Points

8 Bangladeshi Fishermen Handed Over by Burma (www.narinjara.com)

Eight Bangladeshi fishermen were handed over on Monday to Bangladesh by Burma's border security force, Nasaka, 20 days after being taken into Burmese custody, according to a local official.

Tags: bangladesh,burma,fishermen,nasaka

Submitted 2 months ago by robertharding | 0 Comments |

3 Points